Emily Hirst (born July 9, 1993) is a Canadian actress.
Emily Hirst | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1993 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Career edit
Hirst was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Hirst first appeared in the TV series The Twilight Zone in 2002 and she has a small role in X2: X-Men United[1] as The "Ice Cream Girl" in 2003.
Her first larger role was in the film drama Desolation Sound,[2] where she played Margaret Elliot.[3] For this role she was nominated for a Leo Award in 2005.[4] She played Laura in the Lifetime movie For the Love of a Child in 2006.[1] She won a Young Artists Award for that role. She was also nominated for her supporting guest role in Smallville's "Fragile" (2006). In 2007, Hirst had a recurring role as the childlike vampire Charlotte on Spike TV's Blade: The Series with rapper Sticky Fingaz.[5][6] Her next appearance was in the thriller Mem-o-re with Billy Zane as Bonnie McHale.
In 2007 Hirst played Mandy Tarr in the Lifetime movie Passion's Web[1] and Young Mary in Second Sight. She also appeared briefly in Battlestar Galactica: Razor. Her next role was Alice in a movie called The Egg Factory which was renamed Prodigy, and featured a number of times on Movie Central.
In 2008, Hirst played Makoto Konno in the English dubbed version of the award-winning Japanese anime film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time alongside Andrew Francis, for which she won a Young Artists Award in 2009.[7] Also in 2008, Hirst appeared in a made-for-TV movie with Daryl Hannah called Storm Seekers.
In February 2009, she filmed Stranger With My Face with Alexz Johnson, Catherine Hicks, and Andrew Francis.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | Little Girl | Episode "Future Trade" |
| 2002 | X2 | Ice Cream Girl | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Desolation Sound | Margaret Elliot | |
| 2006 | For the Love of a Child | Laura | |
| Smallville | Maddie Van Horn | Episode: "Fragile"[1] | |
| The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Makoto Konno | voice: English version | |
| Blade: The Series | Charlotte | 6 episodes | |
| Memory | Bonnie McHale | ||
| 2007 | Passion's Web | Mandy Tarr | Television film |
| Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Child In Cage | Television film | |
| Second Sight | Young Mary Kaufman | Television film | |
| 2008 | The Egg Factory | Alice | |
| 2009 | Storm Seekers | Sarah Stewart | Television film |
| Stranger With My Face | Alexis Stratton | Television film | |
| 2011 | Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray | Alice / Sarah | |
| A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner | Veronica Star | Uncredited |
Awards edit
Leo Awards
- 2005 - Nominated - Feature Length Drama: Best Supporting Performance by a Female for: Desolation Sound (2005)[4]
Young Artist Awards
- 2007 - Won - Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress for: "For the Love of a Child" (2006) (TV)[8]
- 2007 - Nominated - Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Guest Starring Young Actress for: "Smallville" [8]
- 2009 - Won - Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress for: "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (English version) (2008)[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Teen actor also recognized for her charity work; Tsawwassen's Emily Hirst earns awards on screen and in community" by Andrea Buchko, Delta Optimist (18 April, 2007) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 359160505
- ^ "Budding film star takes it in stride" by Jan Westell, Delta Optimist (10 July, 2004) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 358995081
- ^ "Direct to desolation" by Liam Lacey at www.theglobeandmail.com
- ^ a b Past Nominees & Winners 2005 at www.leoawards.com
- ^ Blade: The Series review by Gillian Flynn at ew.com
- ^ Blade: The Series (Unrated DVD) review by Debi Moore at www.dreadcentral.com
- ^ a b "30th Annual Young Artist Awards" YoungArtistAwards.org via web.archive.org
- ^ a b "28th Annual Young Artist Awards" YoungArtistAwards.org via web.archive.org